Pie in the Sky: Series 1

After he's shot on duty, Detective Inspector Henry Crabbe (Richard Griffiths, Harry Potter films, Ballet Shoes) realizes his dream of retiring to run his own restaurant-but the Assistant Chief Constable (Malcolm Sinclair, Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War) cooks up a scheme to keep calling him back to duty! That means a second helping of delectably perplexing crimes. 8 hours on 3 DVDs.

The Best of Both Worlds - After 25 years in the police force, DI Henry Crabbe dreams of retiring to open a restaurant, but neither his accountant wife nor his Chief Constable are enthusiastic about the idea.

The Truth will Out - DI Henry Crabbe is about to open his new restaurant, the Pie in the Sky, when he is called in to track down a missing police officer who has some sensitive information about the proceeds of a bullion robbery.
An Innocent Man - A surveillance team is moving into the Pie in the Sky to spy on millionaire entrepreneur Duncan Spellar. The Fraud Squad suspect that he is about to bribe an MP to help secure a railway franchise, but Crabbe suspects a set-up.

Once a Copper - Crabbe is preparing for an important function when he recognizes Vincent Palmer, a robber who supposedly died in a car accident in Morocco, and is soon side-tracked into finding out the truth about this case.

A Shot in the Dark - A partner in a small air-taxi firm exporting snails to France is murdered after a break-in at the aerodrome. The dead man's girlfriend claims that he thought his partner was cheating him, and Crabbe finds him uncooperative. The trail leads to a reformed drugs trafficker, who is now a successful snail-breeder. ACC Fisher is convinced that there is a drugs connection, but Crabbe has doubts.

Undesirable Elements - Crabbe is sent off on a research project for ACC Fisher to evaluate police services. The first case to be evaluated is ostensibly the accidental death of an Asian businessman. Neither the local chief superintendent nor a businessman who met the man on the day he died are very forthcoming, and Crabbe soon suspects a racial element. Back at the restaurant, Steve solves the mystery of the disappearing knives.

Passion Fruit Fool - Crabbe takes time out from developing the perfect fruit sorbet to look into the disappearance of the local laundryman's girlfriend. Meanwhile a face from Steve's crooked past turns up.

A Matter of Taste - Crabbe, plagued by a planning officer, investigates a ram-raid at a wine merchant's warehouse.
Who Only Stand and Wait - The body of a French girl is discovered, forcing the reopening of a twenty-year-old murder case originally investigated by Crabbe and Fisher.

Endangered Species - Crabbe is called on to arrest the ringleader of a group of conservationists protesting at the site of a proposed new road. The protestors include his vegetable supplier and his own wife, Margaret.

Written by Andrew Payne, John Milne, Richard Maher, Robert Jones
Directed by Martin Hutchings, David Innes Edwards, Lawrence Gordon Clark
Produced by Chrissy Skinns, David Wimbury, Jacky Stoller
Executive Produced by Allan McKeown, Joanna Willett, Ken Baker
Original Music by Colin Towns
Cinematography by Paul Bond, Ian Punter, Derek Suter
Film Editing by Jeremy Strachan
Costume Design Lance Milligan, Pat Godfrey